The Life I've Picked: A Banjo Player's Nitty Gritty Journey

Chicago — Chicago Review Press has announced a Spring, 2018 release date for John McEuen's memoir The Life I've Picked: A Banjo Player's Nitty Gritty Journey.

McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, now 50-years strong, is best known for its evergreen bestselling album Will the Circle Be Unbroken and for its gorgeous version of the song "Mr. Bojangles."

McEuen is one of the seminal figures who conceived and originated the fusion of folk, rock and country, a unique sound still hugely popular today. In addition to performing on tour with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and on dozens of bestselling NGDB albums (many of which went platinum and gold), McEuen also has a successful solo performing and recording career.

As a music producer, he won the Grammy Award in 2010 for producing The Crow, an album by Steve Martin, John's lifelong friend.

Now available for pre-order, the book will be 336 pages in paperback and the estimated publish date is April 1.